The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 342 The Difference Between a Coach and a General
For a while, as the Jiangnan Army was unable to attack for a long time, it was already in a passive situation!
But at this time, another sudden change occurred, and countless Taiping soldiers suddenly appeared on the originally wide roads around.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the Taiping Army rushed in like a tide.

In the army formation, Shi Dakai straddled the divine steed, holding a spear in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Young men of the kingdom of heaven, crush the enemy!"

"Let them know the true strength of our Taiping Heavenly Army."

"Whoa whoa!"

"Mighty, mighty!"

For a moment, many Taiping soldiers roared loudly, their aura reaching its peak.

At this time, seeing that the main force had arrived, Chen Youliang immediately made a decisive decision, drew out the long sword in his waist, and ordered the whole army to fight out to meet the Jiangnan army.

In the blink of an eye, the two armies came together in a scuffle, and the fighting was exhilarating!
In order to boost morale, Li Zitong also personally put on armor and went into battle, entering the army.

However, Li Zitong didn't notice that the general beside him quietly left!

At this moment, a scuffle broke out on the scene, and its scale was extremely heroic.

Due to the delay in the Jiangnan Army's failure to defeat Chen Youliang, coupled with the Taiping Army's attacks from all directions, his morale was low.

For a while, although Li Zitong personally joined, the situation is still not optimistic!
Not only that, at this time the generals of Taiping entered the battle in a large scale, and the fighting spirit of the Taiping army became even more fanatical.

I saw that in the formation, Li Zitong was wielding a saber to kill the enemy, not paying attention to the external situation at all.

Suddenly, Chen Youliang's general Shi Lang hung up his sword and took out the carved bow from his back.

The bow and arrow are completed in a blink of an eye, and the speed can be described as one go!
"middle!"

In the crowd, Shi Lang yelled in a low voice, and then he stretched his bow and shot.

Its target was directed at Li Zitong in the rebellious army.

However, although the arrows are strong, they can focus on killing the enemy, and the scene is chaotic on the battlefield.

How can he feel that Li Zitong is only second-rate in martial arts?
The arrow whizzed by the cold wind, almost as fast as lightning, and arrived in front of Li Zitong!
However, he didn't have the reaction speed anymore, and fell from the horse with the arrow!
For a moment, the Jiangnan Army, which had been struggling to support it, panicked and roared one after another.

At this time, the Jiangnan Army had not been breached, so they automatically messed up their positions, giving the Taiping Army an opportunity to take advantage of it!
Therefore, the Taiping Army immediately seized this opportunity and launched a more ferocious offensive under the leadership of various generals.

It can be seen from this that the quality of the Jiangnan Army's generals is too appalling!
Once the life and death of the main general is unknown, the soldiers under his command will spontaneously become chaotic, and then they will be defeated by the enemy's attack!
Therefore, in the army, the top commander is actually not the key to determining the outcome of a game.

It is the generals under his command that really decide the outcome of the war.

Just think about it, what is the responsibility of being the commander of an army?What is the duty of a general under his command?
The answer is obvious!
The purpose of the commander-in-chief of the first army is to truly manage the soldiers of the whole army, make decisions, and grasp the overall situation.

However, it is the generals under his command who really play a role in the war.

Because, the main general gives orders, but the generals under his command need to organize the troops and horses of the headquarters to carry them out.

Therefore, it can be seen that if an army lacks a first-class commander or general, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced by a level.

Take the Jiangnan Army as an example, because the supreme commander Li Zitong was hit by an arrow, which almost caused the entire army to collapse.

This is a manifestation of the immaturity of the first-class generals under his command.

Because the generals in the Jiangnan Army cannot afford to replace the coach to restrain the subordinates when there is no coach.

Although stated like this, it is not to belittle the importance of the coach, but to exaggerate the role of the first-class generals under his command.

In fact, whether it is a first-class general or an army commander, they are indispensable, and their role is beyond doubt.

The two should complement each other, because the commander-in-chief is needed to make decisions and guide the entire army to implement them.

But in a specific battle, it needs its generals to command the battle.

Therefore, this should be the difference between a coach and a general.

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As Li Zitong's arrow fell off his horse, his Jiangnan army immediately fled in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zitong's pro-army immediately protected him and broke out!

In the end, with the obstruction of the Jiangnan sergeants, the Taiping army was finally intercepted, and Li Zitong successfully broke out under the protection of the personal guards.

At this time, a few miles away, a group of soldiers wearing the armor of the Jiangnan Army was standing with their heads held high!

Although they are both the Jiangnan Army, this army is not bloody and fleeing like the Jiangnan Army.

Instead, there was a trace of horrifying murderous intent in his eyes, only a strong fighting intent.

The commander-in-chief of this army is Xu Da sent by Zhu Yuanzhang.

It turned out that before the war, Xu Da left quietly and brought the sergeants who had been bought long ago to form an army here.

Its purpose is to wait for Li Zitong to be killed by the Taiping army, gather the rout troops, and prevent him from suffering a big defeat.

"Report, General!"

"The guards in front escorted the king, saying that the king was knocked unconscious by an arrow, and asked us to respond."

Suddenly, a sentry rushed to Xu Da's face and reported.

"Oh?"

"Quickly respond to the king and resist the pursuit of the Taiping army."

Hearing this, Xu Da felt a little surprised in his heart for a moment, but the expression disappeared in a blink of an eye!
Then there was complete anxiety, and immediately organized sergeant rescue.

In this situation, it seems that Xu Dazhen is a loyal minister!
In the blink of an eye, Li Zitong, who was shot by the arrow, was escorted into the formation.

Afterwards, Xu Da immediately recovered his general demeanor.

Quickly ordered the generals in the army to gather up the fleeing sergeants.

With the continuous gathering, almost [-]% of the Jiangnan Army's defeated troops were successfully gathered soon.

But at this moment, Shi Dakai finally led the army to attack.

Xu Da, who is a top commander, of course knows that he is now in the form of his own army.

In any case, it is impossible to counter the Taiping Army.

Therefore, Xu Da formed the general formation very quickly at an astonishing speed.

The sword and shield soldiers are in the front, the spearmen are in the center, and the rear wings of the crossbowmen and the flank guards are deep and large to block the Taiping army's attack.

And since the rest of the Jiangnan Army had just experienced a major defeat, Xu Da knew that they would not be able to be used immediately.

Therefore, he ordered him to protect Li Zitong first and then evacuate.

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Suddenly, the contest between Xu Da and Shi Dakai officially started!

One is the first general who founded the country in the early Ming Dynasty, and the other is the first general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

I don't know what kind of ending will be like when these two generals fight against each other?
It is only said that due to the defeat of the Jiangnan Army this time, Shi Dakai is definitely not willing to give up this opportunity.

Of course, he immediately chose to attack.

For a time, the two armies fought together thoroughly.

However, although the Jiangnan Army has fewer troops, Xu Da relies on his excellent overall planning ability.

Directly withstood the most violent offensive of the Taiping Army.

Suddenly, the situation between the two armies was deadlocked.

(End of this chapter)